Spaghetti Gennaro

Time27 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Course:First Courses

This recipe comes from a cookbook De Curtis daughter, Liliana, dedicated to him. It is a simple dish of the common folk, and captures the Neapolitan spirit that Totò portrayed many times on the big screen and theater stages.

Ingredients:
Per 6 servings

1lbspaghetti

3slicesstale bread

4desalted anchovies

basil

oregano

garlic

extra virgin olive oil

Preparation:

Rub the bread slices with garlic, Then arrange them on a plate. In a pan, stir-fry two garlic cloves with two tablespoons of oil: stir-fry the bread in the oil, being careful that the garlic does not become too brown.

In another pan, put the oil, the chopped anchovies and a pinch of oregano. Cook the spaghetti al dente drain and pour them into the pan with the anchovies, then add the crispy bread and stir quickly finishing with a handful of basil leaves, torn into pieces. Serve immediately.